Emotions 101
What we do
Mindfulness
What we feel
What we think
100
Emotions are...
What is normal, natural and necessary?
100
This is when we notice our emotional behaviour and behave differently or in an opposite way
What is Opposite Action?
100
Focusing on one thing at a time and fully participating in the ”here and now”
What is present moment awareness?
100
Clues that our bodies give us about intense emotions we experience
What are Body clues/physical sensations?
100
Quickly making meaning from situations like bell ringing or red stop light
What are Automatic Interpretations
200
The three parts of an emotional experience
What are thoughts, feelings/sensations, behaviours?
200
Jenny feels anxious to go to see her doctor, so she cancels the appointment. This emotional behaviour is known as....
What is avoidance?
200
When we just notice when you are labelling an object, thought, person, or situation as good or bad and then, try to replace it with a more neutral or factual description
What is nonjudgemental awareness?
200
When Eric tries to speak at a public forum but he feels anxious. His body react automatically and he is unable to move. The automatic response is called...
What is Freeze Response? What is Fight/flight/Freeze?
200
Simply thinking that there is more than one way to interpret a situation, especially if it is vague and emotionally charged
What is Flexible Thinking
300
This emotion is a natural response to some perceived disappointment or loss
What is Sadness?
300
This activity involves learning a new skill to help shift emotional experience.
What is Mastery Skill
300
the three steps for present-moment awareness include
What is Notice it, Say something about it, and Experience it?
300
3 common physical sensations one might feel in their body when they are sad may include...
What is exhaustion, muscle heaviness, low energy, upset stomach, physical pain, headaches, tearfulness, etc.
300
Jack thinks that if he gets a cold he will die. Jack is falling into a thinking trap...
Jumping to conclusions or Thinking the worst
400
This emotion is our natural response to the belief that you have been mistreated or hurt and motivates us to take action to defend/protect ourselves
What is Anger?
400
Changing emotional experience by only changing the emotional behaviour is called...
What are Emotional-Focused Experiments?
400
2 examples of using present-moment awareness observe skill (utilizing 5 senses)
Many answers possible, but some examples include: mindful eating, walking, doing daily tasks with more focus, etc.
400
Increasing awareness of the body clues from head to toe
What is Body Scanning?
400
Emma thinks that her friend Jenny doesn't like her anymore when Jenny didn't respond to her morning text. The thinking trap at play is....
What is mind reading?
500
This emotion acts as nature's alarm system to get us into action immediately. Whereas, this other emotion focuses on future possibilities.
What is fear versus anxiety?
500
Greg becomes angry with his friend for breaking his iPad. Greg's emotional behaviour might be to...
However, if Greg thought about opposite action, he may do this instead.
What is Lashing out or yelling?
What is using empathy or communicating calmly?
500
Change the following judgement based thought to a more neutral one using Nonjudgemental awareness skills.
Ex. Eww this food is disgusting
What is "This food is red and has brown circle in the middle".
500
2 things you can purposely do to create the anxiety sensation of fast heart palpitations in the body for a sensation exposure
What is running on the spot, doing jumping jacks, and/or any cardio exercise
500
The basic steps of problem solving involve:
What is 1) identify the problem 2) brainstorm solutions 3) evaluate merit 4) select a solution to try 5) brainstorm new solutions or return to list and try again if the solution attempted did not work